september issue 2014
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This is the second issue of the newsletter for the term 2014-2015. Enjoy!TRANSCRIPT
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
V o l u m e V | E d i t i o n I I | S e p t e m b e r I s s u e 2 0 1 4
Welcome to Circle K!
Circle k Pledge I pledge to uphold the objects of Circle K International, to foster compassion and goodwill towards others through service and leadership, to develop my abilities
and the abilities of all people, and to dedicate myself to the realization of mankind’s potential!
SEPTEMBER Calendar
Calendar 2 Letters 4-5
President | Editor
Service 6-8 Intense Week of Service
Socials 9 MD&E 11
Family heads | Members highlight
Paradise 12 Meet the division | Letter from the LTG
District 13 Upcoming events
Kiwanis Family 14 Meet the Board 15
Yvonne Velasco & Melissa Farlow
Team Estrogren +2 Contacts back
In this issue
After graduation, I took some time off to chill and relax. I moved to a new place in North Park, and got to go visit family in Philadelphia. It was a great time! When I got back, I resumed applying to jobs in hotels while going back to work at Starbucks. Within 2 weeks, I got a job offer as a Guest Services Associate (front desk) at the Wyndham Harbour Lights, downtown. Now I work there full time and live that adult life!
Carole Ohara
I studied abroad in Switzerland, so I met w/ Chinese, Indian, Swiss, and American students to learn about each other's health care. Gruyere is where the Swiss cheese and chocolate factory is then did side traveling in Paris, London, and before I left, I went to the Builders Club EOTY banquet at Boomers!!!
Jamille Cabacungan
I have just been living the glamorous life of an adult. I enjoy where I'm working, I'm still living in San Diego like I wanted to, which means I still get to hang-out with all of my friends I know their presence has definitely made the transition into this part of my life so much easier than it would have been without them!
Stephanie Fryar
You can just say that I spent a month studying abroad at the University of Stirling in Scotland, where I had the opportunity to explore many beautiful parts of Scotland as well as its major cities. I also am currently spending several weeks with my mom and siblings in England, and we've been sightseeing in places like London and Stonehenge.
Allie White
Hey friends and newbies, living in the real world is hard! Lately I have been working a lot and hanging out with friends whenever I can! Of course, I try to f it in some league time. I am currently reading the series A Song of Ice and Fire by G.R.R. Martin and I must say it’s just as cool as Game of Thrones. Although I am out of col lege and being a grown up, I want you guys to know that I'm stil l here if you need anything!
Marissa Amat
My summer consisted of seeing family &
being on a plane! I kicked off my
summer with spending time with my Dad,
brother & sisters going to NEW YORK
AGAIN! I had a blast touring and seeing
one of my favorite places in America
for a second time. I then came back to
SD and spent the majority of my time
hanging the Bae Hershey, watching
reality tv & having midnight adventures!
Imani Baldi
For the most part, my summer was busy. I worked until towards the beginning of August, when my district committee hosted DSSS! It was amazing and I loved being able to meet them in person.
Hershey Guzman
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LETTER FROM
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Hey Circle K,
It’s been a pleasure this past month getting back into the rhythm of Circle K and getting to know all of you new members out there (: I hope that regardless of whether or not you’re new or returning that you’ve had fun with us so far!
I know that midterms are upon us now and it might be difficult to you to come out and join us for our service and socials (which is totes understandable! School first! :D), but if you can carve out some time, I would love to see you guys come out to New Member Installation! At this event all of our new members will be receiving some well-deserved love and recognition for their time, efforts, and overall awesomeness… and there’s gonna be food so why not go?
With that, good luck to everyone on your first round of midterms this semester! If you need a break, you know where to find us. J
Sincerely,
Yvonne Velasco
LETTER FROM…
STAY CONNECTED WITH US
SDSU Circle K (Page and Group) @sdsucirclek
Website: sdsucirclek.com
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Hi-lo, Greetings, HAIII, and HEY HEY HEY!
I’m so excited for this newsletter! It’s an even more re-vamped version of the first one of my term. It’s more in-depth, detailed and colorful. All with the help of the lovely Hershey Guzman!
Now as you already know, we’ve made it so that the newsletter online. But now you can have straight access to it through the website! Props to Julia, our lovely Tech Chair. Check out all of our social media out lets such as Facebook, Instagram, and our upcoming TWITTER! I hope that you all love the new and improved Newsletter because I do. And if I love it, but you don’t, that might make it a litt le weird in future conversation with me. *cough cough* AWKWARD.
But on a serious-ish note, I do my job with pride, and my main purpose is to give out information to you guys in a happy, cool, and pleasant way. So if there are any ways that I can improve, just tell me okay? (:
Okay my children, you are probably done with my rambling, so here goes the newsletter y’all!!
Love,
Your Editor-In-Chief (Imani Baldi) <3
Service projects
BOOKMARKING EXTRAVAGANZA
INTENSE WEEK OF SERVICE?
THURSDAY: BOOKMARKING EXTRAVAGANZA | FRIDAY: FEEDING THE HOMELESS SATURDAY: RUFFIN CANYON CLEANUP | SUNDAY: MID ATUTUMN MOON FESIVAL
What is intense week of service you may ask? Think of rush week for sorority’s and fraternities, and then apply that to Circle K! We
basically set up a whole week’s worth of service in order to get everyone excited and pumped up for the upcoming year.
Bookmark making was a goo time. It was cool way to start off the year of service. I unfortunately had class until 6:45, so I missed the majority of the fun. When I got there, I saw there was a lot of progress already one. We had several notebooks with personalized inspirational quotes written in them and so many unique and creative bookmarks. I sat with Imani and Hershey who were, of course, going for a One Direction theme with their bookmarks, which I thought was sweet because it made theirs especially personal. I only got to make 4 bookmarks during my time, but I tried my best even thought I lack creativity or drawing skills. It was really exciting to make bookmarks for kids to promote literacy because I personally have always love reading, and I’d love to give kids an excuse to read a book, even if they don’t usually like reading.
Andrea Steele, family head
FEEDING THE HOMELESS A handful of students came together on a Friday afternoon to help out San Diego’s homeless community. We all met up and packed meals consisting of our homemade PB&J sandwiches with delicious Capri Sun juices and chips. This was a great opportunity to meet returning and new members as well as getting to know what this club is about. After packing the meals, some of us went to Downtown to pass them out to the less fortunate. I feel like society is desensitized to this topic and tend to forget that these individuals are people too. Sometimes they need help, just like any other person. Passing out the meals made me really appreciative for the many awesome opportunities I have had the chance to experience. Even though the contribution is little to us, to them, it could have possibly been the best thing that happened to them in a long time. If this opportunity pops up again, I definitely encourage you all to come and participate. Not only will it make your day a little better, but it has the possibility to make someone’s day a whole lot better. Francis Banaña, general member
RUFFIN CANYON CLEANUP
Sam Pfau, co spirit chair
The Canyon Crusaders Cleanup gave Circle K members a chance to show off their strength as they carried large fallen palm tree leaves up the hills of Ruffin Canyon. Outdoor temperatures were soaring past the 80s but everyone was in good spirits and working together. I was so happy to see new members coming out to the event and working incredibly hard to help out their community. It wouldn’t have been possible to get as much done as we did without y’all! Major shout out to all of you and to the returning members that volunteered too. 6
Of the month
MID AUTUMN MOON FESTIVAL
Patrick Cuaresma, general member BAJA DOG RESCUE PET ADOPTION
On September 13th SDSU's Circle K volunteered with the Baja Dog Rescue in an effort to get a number of rescued dogs a new home! It was a great experience being able to help out a good cause, and was even more fun playing with the dogs trying to entice potential families to adopt them! Those who volunteered at the event rotated between flyering outside the supermarket across the way andin front of the pet store where the dogs were, and playing with the dogs inside the pen. Flyering was something I've had never done before and was out of my comfort zone, but I learned useful tips from my partner! It was awesome to see how much people cared and were willing to help out the dogs even if they couldn't adopt one. This was an awesome (and very cute!) service event and I am glad I was able to help out. Gabriel Hernandez, general member
K-KIDS EVENT
Kevin Nhim, general member 7
My experience at the Moon Festival with Circle K was pretty cool. We didn’t do much volunteering because the people there were already prepared. After that everyone watched the opening ceremony and then we watched some type of dragon dance. Then we went to go get food at the food trucks; I got a burrito with bulgogi beef and fries in it. After the ceremony was done, everyone from Circle K met up and some of us decided to go get boba. I was excited cause Vivian, the current single secretary of Circle K that is looking for a ruggedly handsome Filipino man that is at least silver in volunteering and has money to lavish her with the luxurious gifts that she deserves, was going to buy me boba cause she owed me. But she decided to go back to her place and not and it made me super sad. Luckily Andrew, was super cool and bought me boba. Then Andrew took me back home. The End.
The K- Kids Project started at around two o'clock on September 19th at Hearst Elementary School. Our goal was to plant flowers and ivy into a bare plot of land. Before the kids arrived, we were given different responsibilities such as handing out plants, giving out woodchips, or putting fertilizer into the soil. When the kids arrived, we all performed our duties, and the once bare plot of land ended up into a beautiful garden. It was during this event that I realized that I needed to work on my leadership skills because I had some difficulty organizing a few of the kids into the line. However, I thought this was a rewarding experience and would love to do it again!
¡WOOOO SERVICE!
LEWIS MIDDLE SCHOOL BARBECUE
Lisa Kanemori, past spirit chair
PARADISE DIVISION BEACH CLEANUP
Stephanie Lozano, general member
CHEERING FOR A CURE
Imani Baldi, public relations chair
There is nothing more fun than back-to-school barbeques! On Friday, September 19 a group of us from Circle K went to Lewis Middle School to volunteer at their fundraising event. We helped pass out burgers and hotdogs while also serving side salads and drinks. The best part about the whole thing (besides the yummy food we got to eat afterwards) was how we were able to work with three other different levels of Kiwanis. We had our sponsoring Kiwanis club, Grantville Allied Gardens, who grilled all of the meat and donated half of the food & beverages. We also had the Patrick Henry High School Key Club helping to foil wrap the food. Then finally, we had the Lewis Builder’s Club. Although we didn’t interact with them as much, we still got to meet some members. We had some new faces of Circle K attend, including Tammy and Patrick and I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did. What an awesome way to kick off the year!
This past Saturday, Sept. 27th, some of us went out to be cheerleaders for the participants in the City of Hope walk/marathon. We were provided with pom poms and tambourines, but our main tool was our voices! The walk was kicked off with us cheering and shouting words of encouragement at the start of it. We then, made our way to the halfway point to keep their spirits up as we cheered some more. With the combination of Circle K and some Division 21 Key Clubbers, we were able to help make all of the participants feel empowered! The walk ended with us cheering the participants upon finishing. I had a lot of fun, and it was a great way to wake myself up!
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We had the Paradise DCM and Cleanup in La Jolla. I loved hearing about the different events in our division and the cool ideas and events others had recently. Afterwards we cleaned up the beach and surrounding neighborhood. In my group, we started off finding the normal trash. But then we started finding utensils and started a mission in finding all the items included in a dinner set. Towards the end of he cleanup we had everything but a fork. As the end was nearing, we finally found a fork and our dining set was complete! Although La Jolla may seem clean, you can always find small things that add up and harm the environment.
This is how we do
FUN IN THE SUN
Tran Vu, past historian chair MUTANTS VS HUMANS
The Manhunt Social held on the 12th was pretty awesome. There was a good mix of regular and new attendees. Several people who were visiting from other colleges as well as new attendees were also present. We played 2 rounds of Manhunt. In both rounds, we were split into “humans” and “mutants”. This game was a bit different from the previous one since both groups had to find certain things before they can start trying to tag the other players. The games were pretty tiring, but they were also a lot of fun! Although I couldn’t tag along to get some food after the social, I had a great time playing Manhunt with the other attendees and meeting new people. Hope to do it again sometime! Lionel Lumido, general member
MAZE RUNNER MOVIE SOCIAL This is one of my favorite socials so far, not only because I got to see Dylan O’Brien on the big screen! Hershey and I got to the movie theater earlier than everyone, so we were able to be the first one’s in line to get into the movie. With such great luck, we saved everyone a seat like a ‘G’; also making sure that we could sit around each other and bond even more. Everyone seemed to enjoy the movie, some more than others (VIVIAN). Some of us decided to get food after, while others decided to just go home. Overall, it was a really good social!
COWLES MOUNTAIN HIKE
Sharanee Sytj, general member
Imani Baldi, public relations chair
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The Cowles Mountain hike was definitely a great social! It was tough at times, but in the end it was completely worth it. Our group got there with time to spare before the sunset, so we snuck in some icebreakers to get to know each other better. I think the time we spent at the top of Cowles really helped us bond, it was great! After the sun set, we all made our way down, and it was definitely way easier than hiking up the mountain. Overall, this social was a lot of fun, it was great to sneak a workout in while bonding with my fellow Circle K members.
Attending Beach Social, one of the club's first socials of the semester, was a good way to cool off after enduring the heat from the previous week. With over twenty people attending, we were able to bond and have the members get to know each other on a closer basis. Prior to heading to the seashore at Mission Beach, we relaxed at Belmont Park, primarily scouring the area for good food, gathered everyone, and dispersed afterwards after finishing our meals. For over three hours, we participated in swimming, playing volleyball, sand sculpting, warding off hungry seagulls, and other various activities. From picking up seashells for souvenirs to seaweed for pranks, we utilized our surroundings to the best of our extent for entertainment. Overall, it seems like all of the attendees had a wonderful time with socializing, no matter what they were doing.
MEET THE PARENTS
Member highlight
Gabriel Hernandez
Year: Junior Major: Int. Business H o bb i es : Sw imm i n g , singing & hanging out with friends
Patrick Cuaresma
Year: Sophomore Major: Social Science Hobbies: Reading, playing video games & watching TV
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Paradise Division
CSU San Marcos
Grossmont Community College
Hawaii Pacific University
Palomar College
San Diego State University
University of California, San Diego
University of Hawaii, Hilo
University of Hawaii, Manoa Interested in buying a shirt? Contact Melissa Farlow
for more information!
A LETTER FROM THE… lieutenant governor
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Hello SDSU! Your Paradise Division Lieutenant Gover7or here!
For those of you who don't know me, my name is Gerald Biando and I'm also a stCdent here at San Diego State!
With the new Circle K year underIay, comes monthly/annual events held outside of SDSU Circle K! SDSU Circle K is one of a handfCl of clubs within the Paradise Division of the Califor7ia-‐Nevada-‐Hawaii DistNict of Circle K Inter7ational. Last Sunday, you all parQicipated in the September Paradise Divisional Council Meeting (DCM), in which you were given the opporQCnitU to not only meet the other clubs within our Division, but to also help clean La Jolla Shores Beach! I thank you all, for those that aWended, on your parQicipation at this monthly event!
October will be a busy month for Divisional and DistNict Circle K events, so definitely tNU to make time in your schedule because these events shouldn't be missed out on! We've got events lined up, such as Paradise Training Conference East, the Paradise Division Habit Fundraiser, Crazy Kompetition for Infants South, and the October Paradise Divisional Council Meeting! Be sure to keep an eye out for these events when they are adverQised to you during general meetings, or when event pages are made up on Facebook.
I hope classes are going well for all of you, and don't forget that any one of you is welcome to find me on or around campus if you have questions regarding Circle K, school, or life in general!
Yours tNCly, Gerald Biando
2014-‐2015 Cal-‐Nev-‐Ha Circle K Paradise Division Lieutenant Gover7or
District events
CRAZY KOMPETITION FOR INFANTS
FALL TRAINING CONFERENCE
UCSD’S MASQUERADE BALL
Members of CNH, go up to the mountains of Sonora to experience and be exposed to what Circle K is really about! Prepare to step into a show of service, leadership, and fellowship displayed by our wonderful district! FTC is coming to town, showcasing wonders from the marvelous to the magnificent, every day is extraordinary in this action-packed filled superhuman service, strong leadership, and dazzling fellowship! Come join us to learn, grow, and celebrate both new and returning members, our district, and Circle K, all the while making unforgettable memories, attending workshops, partaking in entertainment, and more!
Crazy Kompetition for Infants, or CKI South, is an annual event that raises money for Pediatric Trauma Program (PTP) through an Olympic style series of fun, competitive mini-games and relays. It is also usually the first district event of the year and takes place during the fall semester. Members from the California-Nevada-Hawaii Circle K clubs will have the opportunity to create teams of six for a chance to be Crazy Komp CHAMPIONS! All the while, proceeds from team registration will benefit a great cause, the Pediatric Trauma Program! Sunday, October 26 2014 The cost to participate in $6 The waiver form is on the website Contact Madison Kennedy for more information
Weekend of November 7 – 9 2014 Early bird registration: $123 due October 13
Regular registration: $148 due October 20 Contact Madison Kennedy for more information
Circle K’ers from all over the district come to a Masquerade Ball/Dance held and thrown by UC San Diego. It’s one of the biggest fundraisers held annually. You and every other ‘baller’ will be boarding a 3 level yacht for 3 hours of fun! There will be floor dedicated to dancing; one for activities and auction, and the last level to mingle look out at the sea and stars. Every year the theme is different, and this year it will be ‘The Great Gatsby’. All money raised will be going towards one of our DFI’s (District Fundraising Initiatives), Pediatric Trauma Program. Saturday, November 15 2014 Ticket prices and who to contact are TBA
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As part of the Cal-Nev-Ha district, we get to meet members from colleges all throughout California, Nevada and Hawaii at our district-wide events! We have a many events that come up each semester and below are some coming soon.
Kiwanis family
PALOMAR COLLEGE GBM
UC SAN DIEGO’S GBM
GAG KIWANIS BREAKFAST
LEWIS MIDDLE BUILDER’S CLUB
Every Thursday morning, our adult counterparts, Grantville-Allied Gardens Kiwanis, have their meeting. Because they are our sponsoring Kiwanis club, it is really good to show our support by attending their breakfast. The Kiwanians are very welcoming. If you ever have time Thursdays, you should definitely go!
Thursday mornings, 7AM-8AM Contact Stephen Jin for more information
The Kiwanis family is the whole set of groups that are set on doing community service, but for different stages in your life. It goes from Kiwanis, the working class and above, and leads down to college. In college, us, we are called Circle K. The next level down is high school, Key Club. After that is middle school and that is Builders Club. The last is elementary school, K-
Kids. And that is what makes up the Kiwanis Family!
Thursday afternoons, 2:15PM-3:15PM Contact Stephen Jin for more information
Thursday afternoons, our middle school counterpar ts, Lewis Middle School Builder’s Club, have their meeting. Although they aren’t able to attend our meetings, it is always fun to sit in in one of theirs! If you ever find yourself free in the afternoon, you should come to a meeting!
Monday afternoons, 5PM-6PM Contact Stephen Jin for more information
Monday nights, 8PM-9PM Contact Stephen Jin for more information
UCSD is one of the many colleges in our division. Members of UCSD come to our meetings to show support and we do the same for them! It’s always fun meeting new people some come join us!
Palomar College Circle K is one of the clubs that is from our division. They just started out last year so they are a fairly new club. Come join us on Monday afternoons to show them support by coming to their meetings! If you aren’t able to physically show up, they do live stream their meetings so you can also watch from the comfort of our home or wherever you are!
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Meet the board
Hello! I’m a senior this year in Civil Engineering. I have a love for clothes and running but an even greater love for burritos!
I had an interest in community service and I was looking for a placed a belonged here at SDSU. I found the service I was looking for sure, but little did I know that this club would sooner than later become more like family to me! Circle K was welcoming from my first meeting and since then I’ve made some of my closest friends and learned so much not only about myself but also about growing as a leader. (:
Melissa Farlow VP of Administration
Yvonne Velasco President
Hello friend! I am a junior with a major in Communications and Sociology as
a minor.
My interests involve consuming as many potato products as possible,
pretending I have abs, and snap chatting people back before texting
them back. I also like making people laugh so watch me perform with our
improv team at State, Iota Eta Pi!
I joined Circle K to make friends, and I'm here today with a family.
Fun fact: I strongly dislike emoticons
that use equal signs for eyes
(example: =]), but emoticons that use
colons (such as J) are A-okay.
Fun Fact: My favorite number is
22. I like the number 2 but there's
two 2's in 22 like wow man
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Yvonne Velasco President
Melissa Farlow VP of Administration
Hershey Guzman VP of Service
Madison Kennedy Treasurer
Kevin Zinkofsky Fundraising
Jasmine Fukutomi Historian
Stephen Jin Kiwanis Family
Sam Pfau Co Spirit
Whitney Oleman MD&E
Imani Baldi Public Relations
Neda Heydari Social
Ugochi Apakama Co Spirit
Julia Kinoshita Technology
Vivian Nguyen Secretary
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UC Berkeley’s publications editor, Heyun Jeong, inspired the layout of this newsletter!